Game #2882
Aston Villa
12-4-15, 28 PTS
Saturday, 5 March 1966
Lost
13th (-1)
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
Division One
Attendance: 22,074
West Ham United
Upton Park
10-8-13, 28 PTS
West Ham United
4-2
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Tony Scott | 51' | Johnny MacLeod | 86' |
MATCH SUMMARY
Just as Villa looked to be turning a corner another defeat to West Ham derails the comeback. To make matters worse, the Hammers had been below Villa in the table before kick off.
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 March 1966
🥅 | 4' Goal, 0-1, (West Ham United), Jack Burkett
🥅 | 8' Goal, 0-2, (West Ham United), Johnny Byrne
🕒 | HT West Ham United 2-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 51' Goal, 1-2, Johnny MacLeod, Assist by Tony Scott
🥅 | 74' Goal, 1-3, (West Ham United), Peter Brabook
🥅 | 83' Goal, 1-4, (West Ham United), Geoff Hurst
⚽ | 86' Goal, 2-4, Tony Hateley, Assist by Johnny MacLeod
🕒 | FT West Ham United 4-2 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Dick Taylor's wildly inconsistent Villa lose for the fifth time in eight to make it twelve wins, three draws and sixteen defeats in thirty one League matches.
Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1960-61
West Ham United
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1963-64
FIXTURE HISTORY
West Ham United
Previous 5 vs. West Ham: 🟥 🟨 🟥 🟥 🟥
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #90 |
Saturday, 5 March 1966
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Dick Taylor | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1964-1967
Referee: D. F. Wells | 🏴 | Luton, -1966
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: 🟥 0-2
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 90 | 🟩 | 37 🟨 13 🟥 40 | 1.38
Villa Career Form:
Mid Table
ALL THE MATCHES LED BY:
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: D. F. Wells | 🏴 | Luton, -1966
Previous 5:
Last Match: None
Cards: None
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
None
West Ham United
None
TEAM NEWS
Dick Taylor names the same line up for the third consecutive game.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.35 |
Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 | 33.22 |
Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 | 19.45 |
MANAGER
Dick Taylor | 🏴 |
Aston Villa
GK Colin Withers | 🏴 |
RB Mick Wright | 🏴 |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek | 🏴 |
LB Charlie Aitken | 🏴 |
M Mike Tindall | 🏴 |
M Alan Deakin | 🏴 |
W Johnny MacLeod | 🏴 | ⚽ | 🔥 |
W Tony Scott | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Willie Hamilton | 🏴 |
F Phil Woosnam | 🏴 |
CF Tony Hateley | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Ron Greenwood | 🏴 |
West Ham United
GK Jim Standen | 🏴 |
D Jack Burkett | 🏴 | ⚽ |
D Ken Brown | 🏴 |
RB Dennis Burnett | 🏴 |
M Eddie Bovington | 🏴 |
M Ron Boyce | 🏴 |
M Martin Peters | 🏴 |
W Peter Brabrook | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Brian Dear | 🏴 |
CF Johnny Byrne | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Geoff Hurst | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
M Bobby Park | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
W John Sissons | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 12/12
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
None
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
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